RAIN, Sweet RAIN

Gallery: AvianPosted October 26, 2012284 views4 comments

THis little one was singing up a storm after our first rainfall this week, after 6 months of drought.

D300s
500mm
1/320 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: +1/3
ISO: 500
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on October 26, 2012 at 10:12 PM

After six months of drought, I'm sure this little bird was happy as ever. :-)

Nice job capturing the moment, love the composition and details.
Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 26, 2012 at 11:28 PM

Excellent singing pose Sandy, he's really putting everything into it. Very nice detail, love the blue eye.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 27, 2012 at 11:34 AM

Nice capture of the singing bird. Good color and detail. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on October 28, 2012 at 1:09 AM

Great catch to see him with bill wide open, Sandy. We are having rain also and it was a dry summer.

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